Mark Campo, 58, of Miller Place, vice president of Coastal Steward, helps clean up debris and break down pieces of wood along a half-mile stretch of beach during the 5th annual Mount Sinai Harbor Beach Cleanup. (Jan. 5, 2013)

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Hamza Khan, 17, a junior at Mount Sinai High School, spent five hours cleaning up debris along a half-mile stretch of beach during the 5th annual Mount Sinai Harbor Beach Cleanup. He found a car battery buried in the sand. (Jan. 5, 2013)

While cleaning up debris along a half-mile stretch of beach during the 5th annual Mount Sinai Harbor Beach Cleanup, Hannah Pawluk, 17, a senior at Mount Sinai High School, found an old tire buried in the sand. (Jan. 5, 2013)

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Mount Sinai High School juniors Chris Colosi, 16, left, and Hamza Khan, 17, found a car battery buried in the sand while cleaning up debris along a half-mile stretch of beach during the annual Mount Sinai Harbor Beach Cleanup. (Jan. 5, 2013)

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During the 5th annual Mount Sinai Harbor Beach Cleanup, a group of Mount Sinai High School students and residents spent five hours cleaning up debris along a half-mile stretch of beach, starting at the end of Crystal Brook Hollow Road in Mount Sinai. (Jan. 5, 2013)

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During the 5th annual Mount Sinai Harbor Beach Cleanup, a group of Mount Sinai High School students and residents spent five hours cleaning up debris along a half-mile stretch of beach, starting at the end of Crystal Brook Hollow Road in Mount Sinai. (Jan. 5, 2013)

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A buried kayak was found during the 5th annual Mount Sinai Harbor Beach Cleanup, which started at the end of Crystal Brook Hollow Road in Mount Sinai. (Jan. 5, 2013)